The Manchurian Candidate 15

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Duration:
121 mins
Year produced:
1962
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Cast:
Frank Sinatra
Janet Leigh
Laurence Harvey

Decorated with medals for bravery and hailed as a hero for his service in the Korean War, Raymond Shaw makes a triumphant return home. The problem is members of his platoon don't remember what he did to deserve the high honours. When two soldiers start having nightmares about the war, one of them decides to investigate Raymond's background past and present and get to the bottom of the mystery. Is the war hero and would-be politician Raymond Shaw all that he seems?

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Fascinating facts

Laurence Harvey jumped into the lake in Central Park on the coldest day in 30 years. The ice was a foot thick and had to be broken with a bulldozer.

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